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There are 2,053 individual letters in this portrait of Paul Weller. A vintage typewriter font is used to create the basic structure, then each single letter is coloured by hand, often three or four times as adjustments are made. This means it takes around 10,000 letter renderings by hand to get to the final image."The piece was created in Brighton, the spiritual home of the Mod [Quadrophenia], and Weller is often referred to as 'The Modfather'"
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Giclée on Hahnemuhle German Etch with hand torn edges
Size: Signed and numbered by the artist
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There are 2,053 individual letters in this portrait of Paul Weller. A vintage typewriter font is used to create the basic structure, then each single letter is coloured by hand, often three or four times as adjustments are made. This means it takes around 10,000 letter renderings by hand to get to the final image.
"The piece was created in Brighton, the spiritual home of the Mod [Quadrophenia], and Weller is often referred to as 'The Modfather'. As a reference to this, I've included a hint of a target, the Mod signifier, but have made it visually subtle as I think that, while Weller will always be associated with Mod culture, as an artist he has much more of a broader scope" - Mike Edwards
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Mike Edwards is a Brighton-based contemporary artist who has pioneered his own style of typographic art by creating stunning limited edition art prints of music artists solely from a mix of their words, lyrics and song titles. Mike Edwards' art transforms prose into a visual image that viewers can easily comprehend.
Mike Edwards is a Brighton-based contemporary artist who has pioneered his own style of typographic art by creating stunning limited edition art prints of music artists solely from a mix of their words, lyrics and song titles. Mike Edwards' art transforms prose into a visual image that viewers can easily comprehend.
Mike says of his work: "In the same way songs sonically amplify the meaning of words, my work is about creating a visual form that can enhance or change meaning in words". Edwards' pieces draw inspiration from contemporary media, art history, Pop Art, classical painting and Rock and Roll. We love how Edwards' innovative and unique ‘Word Paintings’ render each letter a different colour, instilling an intense sense of depth that is a delight to the eye. Edwards received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design before participating in his first group exhibition Lexigrahpica at The Chameleon Gallery, Brighton. Since then, Edwards has built a successful career, participating in a variety of exhibitions across the country. Among Edwards' celebrity collectors are Imelda May, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Roger Taylor, and Zoe Ball. He has also completed a variety of commissions for brands such as Bacardi, Budweiser and Urban Outfitters. One of Edwards' unique David Bowie prints was signed by the singer himself, raising £22,000 at auction for the charity Cancer Research. We’ve been working with Mike Edwards since 2011.
We love how Mike’s innovative and unique ‘Word Paintings’ render each letter a different colour, instilling an intense sense of depth that is a delight to the eye. Mike says of his work: "In the same way songs sonically amplify the meaning of words, my work is about creating a visual form that can enhance or change meaning in words". Mike's pieces draw inspiration an amalgamation of influences such as contemporary media, art history, Pop Art, classical painting and Rock and Roll.
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AR: What was the inspiration behind this new release? It’s a development of the music related typographic works I’ve been making for a number of years. This new series is entitled ‘Shades’. I chose the sunglasses motif because I wanted to make the works more minimal and yet still distinct and iconic. Also, the image is created solely from shades of letters. This new artwork titled ‘All I Want Is A Picture Of You’ is inspired by an image of Debbie Harry and uses adapted words from two of my favourite Blondie songs ‘Atomic’ and ‘Picture This’. The words all ...
